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Minor Notes.

The thirteenth natural-eas we'll sunk in Grant
county was drilled in the Trenton rock at Ma
rion yesterday, producing an immense flow of
gas.
= meeting of the citizens of Brownstown and
vicinity was held at that place. Tuesday night.
IN the interest OF the proposed Seymour & Or
leans railroad. One hundred and fifty dollars
were subscribed for the surveying fund
Joseph Smitkal. the tramp who was struck bv
n j., NJ. & |. train, last Friday night at Marsh
field and who was brought to Seymour. died
last night. His home is in Pittsburg Relatives
telegraphed ordering his burial at Seymour
a safe in the drug store of Dr. Joseph Sill
well. at Brownstown, was blown open on Tues-
day night by burglars who secured $50 II ia
supposed the work was done by two suspicious
characters who had been about town the even.
ing before. The men described by Sheriff
Byrne as follows: zone is about forty years of
aes, sandy complexioned; the other ia dark com
pie xioned, with short side whiskers"
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Harrison County Man Defends That
Region Against 0diOus Misstatements.
Man Found Dead Near Railway Track-A
Man with Seven Bullets in His Body-An-
other Illinois Town Finds Coal.
INDIANA.
Harrison County Defended Against the AS
persion of Sensational Newspapers.

Harrison County Defended Against the As
persion of Sensational Newspapers
jpecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
CoRYDoN, Oct. 1.-THE Louisville Times and
other sensational papers compare Harrison
bounty to the Kentucky counties of Bell and
Rowan, and say that reign of terror exists here
on account of the depreda.ions of the "w hite
Caps" All such stuff is the sheerest nonsense,
and is very ridiculous to those who are acquaint-
ed with the facts. Il is true that there are
white Caps" and that they have done many
things which were calculated to bring reproach
upon the county; but it is not true that
reign of terror exists, and that
men, women and children are fogged
until they fall from exhaustion and that men are
frequently shot down in their door-yards. Har-
rison is one of the best counties in the State,
ard her people are industrious and happy. 1t
has about $50 public schools. nearly that mum.
Der of churches, and stands at the head in the
Sunday -school cause. The people protest against
being compared to the bloody counties of Ken
lucky, and know that they do not deserve any
auch ceneure
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A DISASTROUS STORM.
Mexican Town Destroyed, Eight Thousand
People Homeless, and Many Lives Lost.

NoGALEs. A. T., Oct 12-One of the most
disastrous storms ever known on the southern
coast of Mexico occurred the TIN and 8th.
The city of Quelito, town of more than 8, 900
people, was totally destroyed and many lives
lost kilograms give accounts of the most af-
fectng scenes many women, children and men
laundering in the stormy current and crying for
help, which was not at hand. No particulars
are o5Ssinable. as the wires down. Dis
patches state the superstition is that number
of wrecks occurred in the gulf. but the facts
cannot be ascertained Later dispatches to the
Associated Press report the entire coffee and
orange crop in Sinaloa destroyed
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Alameda. San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties all
IN the vicinity of the Bay of San Francisco. Re-
ports from various towns in these counties report
the nres raging fercer than ever. In Alameda
thirteen mics have been swept clean. Several
me farms have been npletely consumed. The
ground Is covered with carcasses of all
xmas or dead animals. In San Mateo several
bridges and shlngle mills have been leveled to
the ground: IN Santa Cruz two box mills have
oeen destroyed. The fire aas swept valuable
farms out OF existence, and thousands of cords
OF WOOD have been consumed From Sonoma
comes the worst report. The flames have trav-
eiied ten miles in the past twenty-four hours
and devastated evervthin in their path. Many
families have been made homeless. Miles upon
miles OF timber and vineyards have been de-
stroyed Hundreds of men are out fighting the
nre In the counties. The loss will be immense
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Snow fell yesterday at Quebec Cana oharie N
Y, and Middlebury. VT, and frost was ex-
perienced Tuesday night as far South as Port
Gibson, Miss.
At Ponchatoula, La, on Monday afternoon, a
negro drowned his wife because she refused to
live with him any longer. While she was
drowning her brother came upon the scene and
fired twenty buckshot into his sisters murderer.
who sank with the body Of his victim, to the
bottom OF the Amite river.
The boiler of portable saw-mil exploded at
noon yesterday in Scioto township, eight miles
from Jackson. 0. Nine men were in the mill at
the time. Two of them-Kent Evans the en-
gineer, and James Erwin. the sawyer-were
torn TO shreds. No other person was injured
The boiler, the engine and the mill were utterly
destroyed.
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Wabash Detecrive Companies.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
FRANKLIN. Oct. 12.-The Wabash General
Association of Detective Companies adjourned
last night at IL o'clock, after busy and ANNA
ted day and night session. The meeting was
conducted with closed doors. It was learned
that no amendments to the constitution were
adopted. The following officers were elected:
Grand president, John S. Gray,s Waynetown,
Ind; first vice-president. James McManomy
Covington, Ind; second vice presidents. James j.
Mounts. Shanondale. Ind; third vice-president
Joseph A. Rhodes. Atwood, Ill; secretary and
treasurer, J. II. johnson. Bismarck. ILL.,; assist
ant secretary, Benton SNYDER; grand chaplain,
A NJ. Snyder; grand marshal, Richard Pence.
IL was determined by large majority to hold
the twenty eighth grand annual at Lebanon,
Ind, on the second Tuesday of October. 1888.
The delegates expressed themselves as having
had most profitable meeting, and very highly
pleased with their enter tainment in Franklin,
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ILLINOIS.
Remarkable History of Man Who Carries
Seven Bullets in His body

1SemarkaDie History or n Man Who Carries
Seven Bullets in His body
ToLoNo, Oct ia battlescarred veteran
OF two wars, who, for nearly twenty-five years
has been held in captivity by Mexican brigands.
was IN town yesterday, and related the wild
weird tale of his adventures. The story sounds
more like romance than history. bpt his personal
appearance and mass of letters from prominent
men attest its truth, at least in part. The old
walking lead mine" is H. P. Osgood. At six
teen he joined the regular army at New Orleans.
Va 1915 lie served through the Mexican war,
and was at the first Bull Run, but never received
scratch till be reached Vicksbure, after which
the snot poured into him thick and fast. and
seven bullets can now be plainly felt through
his skin. Almost every part of HIS body is hor-
ribly mutilated One hand and foot are nearly
gone. He spent eleven months and five DAYS at
Andersonvile. where he was shot through the
aead by General Winder. A band of Mexican
9reasers captured him the Rio Grande in
1868. He made several Intellectual attempts 10
Escape, only be shot for his pains Two
wounds received three weeks before his rescue
ere yet unhealed. One is IN his forehead; tie
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A Dishonest Debtor.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINTIELD. Oct. 12-J. S. Felix, a restau-
rateur and confectioner of this place, procured
a few weeks ago a large amount Of goods, con-
sisting largely of cigars and tobacco, from
indianapolis and Chicago wholesale houses, by
representing that he had an account with Tom
lnson's Bank of this place, on which they
might draw for payment. Soon after the goods
arrived Felix mysteriously disappeared leaving
his business here in charge of younger brother
who proceeded to rapidly dispose of the new
stock. The creditors applied few days ago to
the bank here for payment, ald were greatly
surprised to learn that they had been swinded
The store has been closed and a levy placed on
the remaining stock and fixtures. Felix re-
mains absent
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Troubles of the New York Printers.

New YORK, Oct 12-Typographical Union
No. having made arrangements with Harper
Brothers by which the latter are allowed to re-
tain their nonunion employees, c. Bourgone, of
the Quick Printing Company, declared tonight
that unless the union compelled the Harpers to
employ union men exclusively he would lock out
his 250 men on Saturday morning and advertise
for union printers and compositors Mr.
Bourgone has hitherto been favorably inclined
toward the union All the pressmen employed
in the large concern of Theodore L. Devinne
left in body at noon to-day. because of De-
WINES refusal to make his establishment a card
Office. Devinne is the printer for the Century
Company.
A card has been signed by twenty printing
firms declaring that they will not accede to the
demand of the Typographical Union that they
discharge all non-union printers and hereafter
hire only union men. They will advertise in
the morning papers for l. 900 printers. to whom
positions will be guaranteed at union wages.
Harper & Brothers have compromised with the
union. They TO retain the non-union men
now employed by them but are to hire no more
without first consulting the union.
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Found Dead Near a Railway.

Epecial to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Oct 12-This morning
another man was found dead across the fill on
the L., N, A. g. G. The man was wv. r. Hunt,
who resides in suburb known as the Valley,
and is dealer in tile and teanster. The
mans face on the right side was horribly
bruised and his neck was broken The coroner
Is doing all that he can to ascertain the cause of
the death, but it is doubtful if he can determine
with any degree of certainty, from the fact that
1t might be either murder or accident The
deceased leaves q widow and four children
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Kansas Men Quarrel About Emma MolIoy

noon, during the taking of dispositions at Wash
ington, Kan, by the attorneys of Mrs. Emma
Moloy.to be used in her on-coming trial
at Springfield Mo-, William Calvert, a promi.
nent jsweler of Washington. remarked in a
scarcely audible tone of voice that he believed
Mrs. Molloy was as guilty as Graham of the
murder Of Mrs. Graham. Hon. j. G. Lowe, one
of Mrs Molloy's attorneys, and who was a can
didate for Congress- last year denounced Calvert
a liar and BLACKBOARD Calvert started for
Lowe, but mutual friends interfered and the
incensed jeweer left the room. only to return in
few minutes and present a challenge to Lowe
to fight duel, naming his seconds Lowe ac-
cepted the challenge and Informed Calvert that
he would name his seconds later, and that they
would make additional arrangements
1t is understood that the duel will be fought
Saturday. The Washington authorities are en-
deavorng to prevent it.
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FIRE In AN INSANE ASYLUM.
Courageous Work Prevents an Awful Disaster
Six Lives Lost by Asphyxiation.

ftCLEvELAND, o., Oct. 12.-The horrors of a
fierce fire in the smoke and confusion of which
staiked the presence of grim death in his most
terrible form, visited the great insane asylum
on the southern limits of the city for the second
time tonight. The Northern Ohio Insane Asy-
luin. with its handsome massive buildings and
its queer community of mentally bereft people,
is always place of aweinspirng interest, but
tonight the about it and within it's
walls would have baf1ed the genius of a
Dore. 1t was the occasion of the weekly dance
given to the more manageable of the patients as
healthy means of recreation. About three
hundred and FIFTY Of them. IN charge of their at
PENDANTS, were enjoying the diversion thus af-
Iorded them, when the cry of "Fire" arose, and
flames and smoke poured in upon them with be-
s Wlaerans suddenness. stampede was the re-
to realize the situation when the room
was filled with fire and dense smoke Az
soon as the first excitement had abated, the
attendants made a rush into the
sufocatnR smoke and rescued all they could of
the uufortunates who had been overcome The
bodies of six insane women who had met death
by asphyxla and burning were recovered, and
three more Were found in injured condition
Two of the dead unrecognizable The
names of the others are: Mrs. MARGARET Pitts.
Miss Jennie B. Hall, Miss Evelyn Scribner and
Mrs. Charlotte knowton The injured are:
Miss Caroline Knowton, cousin of Charlotte
perhaps fatally Miss Jane Black and Miss Mary
Ogle.
But for the heroic conduct OF the physicians and
attendants, who rushed into the binding smoke
and flames. and dragged the terror-stricken in
sane people from the chapel. the loss of life
must have been terrible. AS it was the side of
the chapel was fire before all the unfortu.
mates had been removed. The fire started in the
one story building, which 40 Joins the
wing In which the chapel is located. The
prompt response and active work of the fremen
prevented a disastrous spread of the aames and
the loss to property will fall below $25, 000 Had
the fire occurred on any other night of the week
there would have been no loss of life.
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ChrismaD Finds Coal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, Oct. 12.-At Chrisman q small town
in the northern part of this county, company
was recently organized to bore for natural gas.
To-day the town is very much agitated over the
discovery of seven-foot vein of coal at the
depth OF 500 feet. The samples of coal displayed
on the streets here from the boring show it to
Ds or excellent quality aud if the vein holds out
Cnrlsman has struck bonanza.
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The Engineers Brotherhood Sued.

New YORK, Oct 1.-THE strike on the ele-
waited road in Brooklyn will be recalled by
suit against the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Of the United States and Canada,
growing out of the strike The complaint will
be fled in the Supreme Court, and involves the
test of claims against the brotherhood for 81 60O
During the time of the strike the locked.out en-
eneers did everything in their power to pre- vent
the company from getting to fill their
places. In many instances the men applying
for positions were offered SO so day to refuse
to take the places, and the consideration ex-
pressed for the payment was working for the
receive pay from the brotherhood for three
months. A large number of men accepted these
terms and failed to get any money after the
strike was settled; hence these suits. A letter
to Grand Chief P. NJ Arthur of Cleveland.
brought the reply that he had sent the money
to pay all claims, and audited the accounts OF
the strike, and that there his responsibility
ended.
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The Pacific Express Kohberv

CHICAGO, Oct. IL 1t is stated by the Pinker-
ton detective agency that j. B. Owens, the mes
senger of the Pacific Express Company, who
arrested in Chicago a few days ago On the
charge of stealing package of money amount
ing to $50 900, during his run from ST. Louis to
Texarkana. has confessed the crime, and re-
stored S23, 300 of the stolen money, which was
buried in the suburbs of St. Louis. 1t is be-
1ieved that the balance of the money will also
be recovered Owens claims that he was almost
wild from liquor at the time be committed the
robbery. and did not realize what he was doing
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Good Reason for Refusing a Pardon.

LOUISVILLE, Oct II -Governor Buckner has
refused to grant a pardon to Geo. c. Buchanan,
formerly the wealthest distiller in Louisville
but now resident in Canada. Buchanan is un-
der six indictments in the jefferson Circuit
Court tor violation of the laws in relation to
warehouse receipts The reason advanced for
q refusal to pardon Buchauan's never hav-
ing been tried and the unwllin gness of the ex-
ecutive to exercise such extraordinary power
before the courts had decided upon the guilt or
innocence of the accused
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other. inflicted with a copper missile, in his
breast is six inches across. Last April the
Mexican troops surprised and made prisoners of
the outlaws. who nel1 him captive. Osgood
was sent to the American consul general at the
City of Mexico. thence to Vera Cruz, where the
vce-consul provided him transportation to
New York He Is now going home to his par
ents, who he believes to be still living near
Alton
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Successful Safe Burglary.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARSHALL Oct l2-Burglars broke into S.
j. stevensons general store. at GAINESVILLE,
seven miles northwest of here. last night, blew
open the safe and rfed it of all its contents.
Mr.. Stephenson keeps the postoffice Also the
burglars securing all the stamps and quite a
sum of money, bat how much is not known. 1t
is supposed to be the same gang that blew open
his safe in August last
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Ohio knights Templars.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 1.-THE Grand Com
mandery Knights Templars of Ohio granted
three charters ana elected the following officers
Reh Wrinkle. Chiicothe; very eminent deputy
grand commander. ". T. Walker Toledo; emi-
nent grand recorder, John NJ. Bell Toledo
eminent grand treasurer, J. Burton Parsons
Cleveland. The next meeting place will be at
Cleveland the last Tuesday in August
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Steamship News.

. GLASGOW. Oct 12.-Arrived: Pruasian. from
Boston.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12-Arrived: Edam, from
New York.
MoyiLLE, Oct. 12-Arrived Anchoria, from
New York for Glasgow.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Arrived Lydian Mon
arch. from London; Noordland. from Antwerp;
Italy, from Liverpool.
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Reunion of the Fifty-seventh.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Oct. 1.-THE eighth reunion of
the Fifty-seventh Regiment began with q camp
fire at the Grand Opera-house last night, and
ended with big dinner to-day. There were I1s
present, which is most all of the survivors and
1t was a matter of deep regret that Stanton J.
Peelle and Joseph r. Perry, Of Indianapo
failed to get here. The next reunion will be
held at Muncie and A. L. Kerwood, Ezra Searls
and William Tut. of that place, were elected
officers of the association for the ensuing year
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Indiaa Patents.

WASHINGTON, Oct 12-Patents were to-day
Issued TO the folio owing named Indiana inventors
Macajsh c. Henley. Richmond, machine for
boring, drilling. driving and withdrawing
screws ETC.; James A. Mccormick, Indianapo.
rs game; Henry d. Merrill, Columbus, flood
fence; Orlando Patricks. assignor of one.half TO
Z. Ross. Shelby vile, washing machines; Benia-
min Roberts. Indianapolis, smoke consumer:
Wm Il. Schafer. Carlisle. machine for building
fences Anna NJ Shirk, Anderson. earment
fastener
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Farmer Deliberately Murdered.

MrNNEAPoLIs. Oct. 12-Arnold Kohler. a
farmer thirty two years old. living about fifteen
miles northeast of Perham Mimi. was murdered
in cold blood at his house at $50 O'Clock last
evening, by John Adams. a neigh boring farmer.
and his wife. The cause is supposed to be an
old feud. Kohler leaves a wife and four chill
drsn. Adams arrested to-day while at
tempting to escape in a train. and was taken to
the county Jail at Detroit, MINI.
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Other Fires.

ELKHART. Ind, Oct. 12-Mrs. A. Fl. Shew's
crockery and wallpaper stock. and the building
occupied by it. were damaged to the extent Of
about So 900 by fire this morning; fully insured
in the Norwich, Northern, Detroit Sun and
London.
SAVANNAH. Ca. Oct. 12.-At / o'clock this
morning fire broke ont in the cargo of the Brit
ish steamship H1ghenden, loading for Liverpool
The vessel had 4. coo bales Of cotton on board
The fire was extiuguished after l. 700 bales had
been damapad
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a New Supporter of Colonel Grant.

NEW YORK. Oct u The Herald saws: Even
il New York should go Republican this fall it
would not mean that the Republicans could car
~ the State in the presidential election next
year" AS if TO prove it's belief in it's assertion
it comes out In support of Grant. the Republican
candidate for Secretary of State. and says: by
all means vote for Col. Fred Grant, the Repub-
lcau nominee for Secretary of State. the son of
a worthy sire who was the savior Of the Union"
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The ADDeaI of the aporcbfS,z

CHICAGO, Oct. 12-Captain Black and Moses
Solomon, counsel for the condemned Anarchists
started this afternoon for Nsw York where
they will join General Pryor and j. Randolph
Tucker. 1--WE have not vet decided what Judge
we will present the documentto TO, but it will prob
ably be laid before Judge Harlan" said Mr.
Black.
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DIED.


MILLER-At the family residence, No 116 Chris.
tan avenue, at II o'clock m. Wednesday, Oct. 2,
Rev. John " r. Miller. in the second year of
his age. Funeral services at Roberts Park Church,
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. A. w Lamport
officiating. Persons desiring view the remains will
please call house between the hours Of oclock
and o'clock p. N. OF Friday
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Sale of the Fort Wayne Gazette.
ecfal to the lndianapolis Journal.


FORT WAYNE, Oct. 12.-This evening Keil &;
Bros, publishers of the Fort Wayne Daily and
Weekly Gazette, closed the sale of their news
paper TO ~ H. Leonard 81 Son, of Iowa CITY.
Ia, who take possession at once. N r. Leon.
ARD and Frank NJ. Leonard. both experienced
and successful journalists, will jointly edit the
fainAd ~
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Indianapolis Target-shOoting Association,

InulanapoIls Iarget-Shooting Association,
A closing festival of the season will be held
Sunday. Oct. Is, account OF rain
on the 9th. Only members and invited
guests will be admitted. Tickets can be pro-
cured by calling on Joe Emmnger. at the Circle
Park Hotel Secretaries of social societies can
also get tickets of the above. No tickets will be
sent by mail Admission Iree.S
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Verdict in the Wise Case

Special to the indianapolis journal.
LoGANsPoRT. Oct 1.-THE jury in the case
of Joseph Wise, charged with the killing of
William Martin, having been out twenty four
hours, returned a verdict OF guilty and fixed the
punishment at two years in the penitentiary,
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BROWNS ExPEcToRANT coughs, colds.
etc, In adults and children. 50-cent bottles.
Sold by druggists
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REMEMBER, we sell at auction, on the premi-
SEES. at p NJ to day, the beautiful home 344
Bellefontaine street W. E. Nick & Co.
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BEWARE Of that couchi For over thirty years
BROWNS ExPECToRANT has been a sure, safe
and speedy remedy for groups. colds, ETC. so.
cent bottles. Ask your druggist